Memphis police standoff triggered by false report

Memphis police ultimately determined on Monday that no man was barricaded inside a home in southwest Memphis, that no shots were fired and that the man who reported that wasn't telling the truth.

As a result, police charged Clifton Hudson, 51, with the felony of making a false offense report. Hudson was held in Shelby County Jail on $30,000 bond.

At 11:11 p.m. on Sunday, Hudson called 911 and reported that his nephew had held a pitchfork to his neck and fired shots at a home in the 3300 block of Forrester, investigators reported in a court affidavit.

At about 9 a.m. Monday, police arrested the nephew, Clyde Wordlaw, 50, nearby in the 3400 block of Forrester. Wordlaw was not inside the house.

Police initially said after his arrest that Wordlaw was charged with aggravated assault, but he was not. Instead, he was held in jail on $1,000 bond on unrelated warrants. He was charged in November 2010 with possession of a rock of crack cocaine and a brass pipe, according to court documents.

Hudson had given police a statement on Monday about the alleged domestic violence incident involving his nephew, but detectives reported that he gave several different versions of his story when they questioned him again. Hudson told investigators that retaliation was his motive for calling 911, according to the court document.